EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK-PART XI. 777 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



MiLLET^ — Very little sown. 



Sorghum — Not much raised in this county. 



Timothy — Very good crop both in quality and yield. 



Clover — Big crop. 



PRAUtiE HAY — None grown. 



Potatoes — Very good yield and quality, but some complaint of rot 

 on account of wet weather. 



Vegetables — Grood. 



Apples — A failure. 



Other fruits — Very good crop of blackberries but no other fruits. 



Cattle — County well stocked with the best grade. 



Horses — High prices have induced farmers to raise more colts than 

 formerly. 



Swine— Large number raised and no disease reported. 



Sheep — Very few raised. 



Poultry — A growing industry in this county; exhibit at the fair larger 

 and better than ever before. 



Bees — A great many kept and a large amount of honey was shipped 

 this year. 



Drainage— Have good natural drainage. 



Other industries — The burning of lime is about the only other in- 

 dustry in this county. 



Lands — Increasing in price every year; farms being sold for $125 per 

 acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Maquoketa, September 3-6. Most successful 

 fair ever held. Exhibits were a little light in some departments; races 

 were good. The weather was fine and the attendance the largest on 

 record for this fair. 



JASPER. 

 E. L .McMuRRAY, Newton, October 1, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — GrOod. 



Corn — Full crop. 



Oats — Light. 



Wheat — Small acreage. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — Good crop. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop. 



Potatoes — Fair crop. 



Vegetables — Crop short. 



Apples — Crop short. 



Report of Fair — Held at Newton, September 9 to 12. 



